AstroX X5 ElectrifyRC Workhorse on UHF

By Charles Hidalgo on Jan 23, 2018

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This has been through a lot in the last month since it was built and it has not let me down other than changing props.

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Part List

Frame

AstroX X5 SV FPV Freestyle Frame (Silky Version) (9 builds)
Store.rotorriot.com
$94.99

Flight Controller

Hobbywing Xrotor F4 Flight Controller for FPV Racing - OmnibusF4 SD (80 builds)
Heli-nation.com
$29.99

ESCs

Hobbywing XRotor 40a 4-in-1 ESC 4in1 - DShot 600 (142 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$59.99

Motors

4 x 2406-2500KV Pro Series Racing Motor (CW or CCW)
Electrifyrc.com
$83.96

Propellers

HQ Durable Prop Poly Carbonate 5x4.5x3V3 Tri Blade Propellers CW/CCW 1 Pack (4 Pieces) (4 builds)
Phaserfpv.com.au
See Site

FPV Camera

RunCam Swift Mini Camera - Orange 2.1mm Lens (59 builds)
Getfpv.com
$28.99

FPV Transmitter

Matek 5.8G 40CH 25/200/500mW switchable Video Transmitter VTX-HV with 5V/1A BEC Output (95 builds)
Banggood.com
$29.95

Antenna

TBS Triumph 5.8GHz RHCP FPV Antenna Set (SMA Male) (191 builds)
Getfpv.com
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Receiver

TBS Crossfire Micro RX V2 (288 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$34.95

Radio

FrSky 2.4G 16CH Taranis X9D Plus Transmitter SPECIAL EDITION w/ M9 Gimbals (48 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

HD Camera

YI Action Camera 1080P Lime Green White Black 16MP Full HD 155 degree Ultra-wide Angle Sports Mini Camera (Green/China/Camera On (3 builds)
Amazon.com
$95.00

HD Camera

Gopro HERO 3+ Camera Black Edition Camera Camcorder CHDHX-302 (3 builds)
$9.00

HD Camera

Gopro HERO 3+ Camera Black Edition Camera Camcorder CHDHX-302 (3 builds)
Ebay.com
$84.99

HD Camera

Adorama
Adorama.com
$70.00

HD Camera

OlympusM.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2 Lens (Black) (2 builds)
Bhphotovideo.com
$649.00

HD Camera

GoPro HERO4 Black Edition 4K Action Camera Camcorder 32GB Bundle 10 - Newegg.com (5 builds)
Newegg.com
$277.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO5 Session (303 builds)
Getfpv.com
$199.99

Misc Parts

MTV Mount 1.8mm 170 Degree Wide Angle Lens For FPV Camera (10 builds)
Banggood.com
$7.06
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